Anton "Toni" Usnik (born 17 September 1973) is a Slovenian football coach and former player who serves as assistant coach of the Iran national team under Dragan Skočić. He previously worked with Skočić at Interblock, Al-Arabi, Al-Nassr and Khooneh Be Khooneh. Between 2011 and 2012, served as the first assistant coach of the Slovenian national team under Slaviša Stojanovič. During his playing career, Usnik played professional in Slovenia, Germany and Iceland.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpija | |||
| 1991–1994 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Svoboda Ljubljana | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | Ljubljana | 9 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Celje | 35 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Slavija Vevče | 18 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Domžale | 25 | (3) |
| 2000 | Korotan Prevalje | 19 | (3) |
| 2000 | Domžale | 30 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | Ljubljana | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Šmartno ob Paki | 8 | (1) |
| 2003 | Leiftur/Dalvik | 9 | (1) |
| 2004 | Bela Krajina | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Interblock | 36 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Yugoslavia U15/U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Interblock (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Interblock (scout) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Arabi (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Al-Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sanat Naft (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Iran (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editUsnik, who was a attacking midfielder, played club football in Slovenia for NK Svoboda Ljubljana, NK Ljubljana, NK Celje, NK Slavija Vevče, NK Domžale, NK Korotan Prevalje, NK Šmartno ob Paki, NK Bela Krajina, and NK Interblock. In Germany, he played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern B team, and in Iceland for Leiftur/Dalvik.[1]
References
edit- ^ Rok Plestenjak (22 March 2013). "Usnik o deželi, kjer policisti ne nosijo pištol" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
External links
edit- Anton Usnik at NZS (in Slovene)
- Anton Usnik at KSÍ (in Icelandic)